Documents: UC Berkeley sexual harassment investigations

On Tuesday, UC Berkeley released investigative reports of 18 sexual harassment complaints against campus employees dating back to January 2010. The university prepared and released these public records in response a public records act request in November by this newspaper to gauge how UC Berkeley had disciplined employees who violated the campus' sexual harassment policy.

The request came after an outcry over the university's questionable discipline of renowned astronomy professor Geoff Marcy after finding he had sexually harassed four students between 2001 and 2010.

The university redacted the records to protect the identity of victims and witnesses, but the reports do contain graphic details and allegations that readers may find objectionable. Under California law, records about public employee misconduct are open to the public when an investigation has found a violation of university policy.